2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 Women's 2008 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 63 DeVos Fieldhouse Michigan Holland, Michigan Howard Payne Yellow Jackets 1st Messiah Falcons 2nd Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels 1st Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks 1st Chris Kielsmeier 1st Meia Daniels Howard Payne 29800 The 2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 27th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.DIVISION III WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/D3champs.pdf ncaa.org NCAA 11 April 2025 Howard Payne defeated Messiah in the championship game, 68–54, to claim the Yellow Jackets' first Division III national title. The championship rounds were hosted by Hope College at the DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Michigan from March 21–22. Qualifying For the third consecutive year, the tournament featured sixty-three teams. All teams but one, Howard Payne, started play in the First Round, with the Yellow Jackets receiving the singular bye to the Second Round. Bracket Top left sectional First roundMarch 7, 2008Regional sites Second roundMarch 8, 2008Regional sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 14, 2008Grantham, PA Sectional finalsMarch 15, 2008Grantham, PA no 160 30 high 1 Grantham, PA Scranton, PA Newburgh, NY Fredericksburg, VA Cabrini 34 Messiah 63 William Paterson 57 St. Lawrence 64 Eastern Conn. State 66 Rochester 71 Medaille 56 Scranton 54 Wheaton (MA) 67 Tufts 71 Albright 62 Mount Saint Mary 75 Bridgewater (VA) 52 TCNJ 65 Baruch 58 Mary Washington 73 Messiah 64 St. Lawrence 49 Rochester 69 Medaille 50 Tufts 54 Mount Saint Mary 38 TCNJ 50 Mary Washington 56 Messiah 73 Rochester 61 Tufts 48 Mary Washington 45 Messiah 55 Tufts 49 Bottom left sectional First roundMarch 7, 2008Regional sites Second roundMarch 8, 2008Regional sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 14, 2008Union Township, NJ Sectional finalsMarch 15, 2008Union Township, NJ no 160 30 high 1 Union Township, NJ Stevens Point, WI Geneva, NY Crestview Hills, KY Brandeis 74 Southern Maine 71 Utica 76 Kean 83 St. Thomas (MN) 59 Chicago 62 St. Norbert 71 UW Stevens Point 57 Colby-Sawyer 72 William Smith 76 Emmanuel (MA) 64 Brockport State 68 Piedmont 78 Oglethorpe 91 Greensboro 63 Thomas More 76 Brandeis 61 Kean 95 Chicago 65 Saint Norbert 52 William Smith 78 Brockport State 73 Oglethorpe 65 Thomas More 55 Kean 70 Chicago 56 William Smith 63 Oglethorpe 69 Kean 86 Oglethorpe 98 Top right sectional First roundMarch 7, 2008Regional sites Second roundMarch 8, 2008Regional sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 14, 2008Brownwood, TX Sectional finalsMarch 15, 2008Brownwood, TX no 160 30 high 1 Abilene, TX/Brownwood, TX Allentown, PA Tacoma, WA Berea, OH Trinity (TX) 67 McMurry 71 Muhlenberg 48 DeSales 56 Salem State 73 Marymount (VA) 63 La Verne 58 Puget Sound 74 Chapman 55 George Fox 71 D'Youville 53 Baldwin-Wallace 83 Juniata 47 Hope 76 Howard Payne 79 McMurry 64 DeSales 74 Salem State 55 Puget Sound 66 George Fox 72 Baldwin-Wallace 48 Hope 68 Howard Payne 69 DeSales 42 George Fox 47 Hope 40 Howard Payne 53 George Fox 49 Bottom right sectional First roundMarch 7, 2008Regional sites Second roundMarch 8, 2008Regional sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 14, 2008Whitewater, WI Sectional finalsMarch 15, 2008Whitewater, WI no 160 30 high 1 Indianola, IA Bloomington, IL Bridgewater, MA Greencastle, IN Gustavus Adolphus 64 Simpson 73 Carleton 52 UW Eau Claire 61 Manchester 60 UW Whitewater 77 Maryville (MO) 77 Illinois Wesleyan 111 Becker 32 Amherst 78 Bowdoin 64 Bridgewater State 49 Washington St. Louis 73 Wilmington (OH) 72 Denison 53 DePauw Tigers 70 Simpson 70 UW Eau Claire 63 UW Whitewater 87 Illinois Wesleyan 63 Amherst 61 Bowdoin 60 Washington St. Louis 66 DePauw 73 Simpson 69 UW Whitewater 96 Amherst 63 DePauw 68 UW Whitewater 83 DePauw 80 Final Four Final FourMarch 21, 2008Holland, MIDeVos Fieldhouse National championshipMarch 22, 2008Holland, MIDeVos Fieldhouse Third place no 160 30 high Messiah 80 Oglethorpe 60 Howard Payne 69 UW Whitewater 59 Messiah 54 Howard Payne 68 Oglethorpe 67 UW Whitewater 80 All-tournament team Meia Daniels, Howard Payne Kim Hoffman, Howard Payne Nikki Lobach, Messiah Tina Grace, Oglethorpe Tiffany Morton, Wisconsin–Whitewater See also 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2008 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2008 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament Category:2008 in sports in Michigan Category:Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Category:Messiah Falcons